The new, and still in short supply, Ubiquiti Networks NanoSwitch N-SW provides 1-to-3 passive 24V passthrough Gigabit Ethernet switching for a very reasonable $40. The weatherproof form factor and -30 to 70° C (-22 to 158° F) operating temperature make it a great solution for all but the most extreme locales. But, the lack of manageability and modern power over […]
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If you’re in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Detroit, New York City, or Miami Redbox will start offering UltraHD Blu-ray disc rentals at “select location” very soon. The $2.50 price is very reasonable as well. Hope they put Chicago on that list soon. 4K UHD discs are currently available at select locations in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Detroit, New York City […]
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I haven’t had a chance to check if the update is queued up on my NVIDIA Shield, but there are quite a few changes on tap for the new Oreo based Experience 7.0 update. The most obvious coming from the completely revamped UI. Updated to Plex server and Amazon also make the big list, make sure to check out NVIDIA’s […]
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Despite its flaws, the Circle with Disney is a critical part of our network infrastructure, so it is great to see that they’ve updated it to include support “Platforms” (i.e. the ability to group multiple services from a provider into a monolithic entity) and some intelligence around interactivity. Which is an issue we’ve encountered now that my kids are using […]
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I am a huge fan of HDTVTest’s reviews. Vincent does an amazing job of covering the products he looks at in fantastic depth; often with a great deal of wit as well. So I was really surprised when his apology video for a review of the 2018 Samsung Q9F/Q9FN popped up in the channel. Having watched the review earlier, I […]
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There are circumstances where the $800 price tag for the the Royole Moon headset would not be off-putting. Like if I did a lot of long haul travel, but the 5 hour battery life could be an issue there… Hopefully this is something that comes down in price over time, because it’s a great concept. It has not been that […]
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If you’re old enough to remember when Wi-Fi became a thing, then you should also recall how all the different kit didn’t really play nice together. If you wanted to get a Cisco AP, you pretty much needed to outfit all your clients with Cisco wireless cards. Obviously this complexity has sorted itself out over time, or well, to be […]
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After adding some thermally controlled exhaust fans, I thought it would be good to address the intake side of things. The Middle Atlantic DWR-12-32 has 150mm fan mounts top and bottom, but with 2U of space on the front my preference was to try an active front facing intake. After some research, and a dearth of options, I found the […]
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I’m not sure how QNAP categorizes it’s NAS lineups, because even the “entry” level model in the announcement boasts 10GbE and impressive performance numbers from its quad core Alpine AL-324 SoC. QNAP has been on the cutting edge in the network storage industry with an array of high performance NAS models with all the bells and whistles for your small […]
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Not sure how I missed the original Plex VR announcement, so let’s pretend that didn’t [not?] happen now that the feature has been extended to the headset. It also supports any Daydream enabled Android phone as well as specialize VR hardware including Gear VR and Oculus. If you have the necessary kit (sadly I do not), have a play and […]
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